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Google Turns on Pixel Visual Core for 3rd Party Apps in Pixel 2 February Update (Updated)

Kellen February 5, 2018 24

Google's Pixel Visual Core, the company's first custom chip that helps 3rd party camera apps utilize their HDR+ technology, will be turned on for all Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL users with the February Android security patch. That update should go live later today,...

The New Snapchat Separates Social Media Into Social and Media

Tim November 29, 2017 6

Snapchat discussed a completely reworked experience back when its awful quarterly numbers were disclosed earlier this month. Today, Snapchat has begun the process of introducing what this experience is all about. To sum it up, they're taking social media and...

Amid Awful Quarter, Snapchat Announces Android App Redesign

Tim November 8, 2017 19

Snapchat's quarterlies were announced this week, and as you'd expect, they were quite quarterly. Thanks to more than tripling quarterly losses and uncountable amounts of unsold Spectacles glasses, the company's shares took a dive of nearly 20%. Unless you're a...

Instagram Intros Face Filters For All You Crazy Kids

Tim May 16, 2017 18

Just like you'd find on other picture sharing services these days, Instagram now offers Face Filters. With these, you can have some fun with silly masks or filters, then share them with friends and family. I could go on like every other tech journo about how...

Snapchat Reworks Timer Functions, Adds Magic Eraser Tool

Tim May 9, 2017 13

Before the latest update to Snapchat, whenever you'd send a video or picture, a timer was associated with that media. Moving forward, senders now have the ability to disable the timer, ultimately allowing for a snap to display infinitely on the recipient's...

Snapchat Adds New World Lenses

Kellen April 18, 2017 13

Snapchat, an app I'd love to tell you about if I had actually ever used it, got a new feature today called World Lenses. Sweet! What are World Lenses? I don't know! But, Snapchat describes them as Lenses that allow you to "paint the world around you with new...

Instagram Intros Stories Feature, Because Forget Snapchat

Tim August 2, 2016 21

Snapchat introduced Stories this morning. Oh, wait, I mean Instagram. Let's try this again. Instagram introduced Stories this morning, a feature that 100% copies Snapchat's Stories feature. With Instagram Stories, users can upload different clips and shots...

Snapchat Update Brings Memories, a Collection of Favorited Stories and Photos

Tim July 6, 2016 4

In an old update for Snapchat, the app introduced Stories. With Stories, users could upload short videos and photos to a single feed that could be shared with friends. As things happened in a day, you could update your Story, and it was a great way to let...